Comments on: Peak Oil: Is It Time to Worry? http://blogs.smithsonianmag.com/science/2010/11/peak-oil-is-it-time-to-worry/ Ideas, innovations and discoveries from the world of science Thu, 16 May 2013 19:00:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4 By: Jon http://blogs.smithsonianmag.com/science/2010/11/peak-oil-is-it-time-to-worry/comment-page-1/#comment-6052 Jon Sun, 27 Nov 2011 22:05:08 +0000 http://blogs.smithsonianmag.com/science/?p=5177#comment-6052 My car and house run on gas and oil, respectively. It's time to find a new, non-fossil-fuel option. My car and house run on gas and oil, respectively. It’s time to find a new, non-fossil-fuel option.

]]> By: Mike Black http://blogs.smithsonianmag.com/science/2010/11/peak-oil-is-it-time-to-worry/comment-page-1/#comment-2721 Mike Black Thu, 18 Nov 2010 21:58:52 +0000 http://blogs.smithsonianmag.com/science/?p=5177#comment-2721 Nat gas is a good stop gap to help us transition but there are 250 million light duty vehicles in the US and what percentage run on nat. gas? How about trucks, tractors, trains? Any nat. gas pumps at your local station? It's easy to come up with solutions, it's hard to make them scale up. Nat gas is a good stop gap to help us transition but there are 250 million light duty vehicles in the US and what percentage run on nat. gas?

How about trucks, tractors, trains?

Any nat. gas pumps at your local station?

It’s easy to come up with solutions, it’s hard to make them scale up.

]]> By: Ken Harasty http://blogs.smithsonianmag.com/science/2010/11/peak-oil-is-it-time-to-worry/comment-page-1/#comment-2711 Ken Harasty Tue, 16 Nov 2010 19:10:14 +0000 http://blogs.smithsonianmag.com/science/?p=5177#comment-2711 Natural gas (methane) has not peaked in the USA. Production from Marcellus shale has vastly increased the supply of this fossil fuel for many years into the future. Natural gas (methane) has not peaked in the USA. Production from Marcellus shale has vastly increased the supply of this fossil fuel for many years into the future.

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